North American Mission

At the 2016 CLB Biennial Convention LBIM Mission Mobilizer and Recruiter Dan V. sat down with David and Sonja N. to discuss their call to Chad. Dan V.: Dave… You and Sonja moved to Fergus Falls, Minnesota from Washington state three years ago, to attend seminary. It was not in your plans then that you

God has given so much to Epiphany Lutheran Church! A little over a year ago when we started on this adventure in New York City we truly didn’t know what to expect. All we knew was that God had called my family and a few friends nearby to start a new Lutheran Brethren Church. The

Gifts. They are a huge part of Christmas and for the most part we love them. We love to give them and we love to receive them. Pastors often give their congregations gifts that the church never thinks about. Let me share with you our story concerning certain Christmas gifts. When Debra and I went

Greetings from the Church of the Lutheran Brethren. It is indeed a privilege to come to you with an update on our finances. We were roughly $65,000 short of our anticipated goal at the end of August. That means we were 13% behind our goal for the year. We were praying for that gap to close

As a teenage Christian I see problems and conflicts in the world everywhere. I see people all around that need the Lord, but I wouldn’t have thought there would be people nearby that haven’t even heard of him. In July, my church youth group went on a mission trip to the Turtle Mountain Reservation in

At the 2016 CLB Biennial Convention President Paul Larson sat down with Steve Tonneson, the CLB’s new Associate for Advancement Ministry. Tell us about yourself. I am a graduate of Minot (North Dakota) High School and Minot State University, where I earned my degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Accounting. I’ve been married

As a Christian and a Lutheran, I hold near and dear the truth that it is by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone that I am saved. Years ago, when my oldest grandson was only five years old, I asked him if he understood what this Bible verse meant: “Abraham believed God and

“He has inscribed a circle on the face of the waters at the boundary between light and darkness” (Job 26:10, ESV). The foyer of Maple Park Church in Lynnwood, Washington is filled with art. Each unique work was inspired by a different passage of Scripture. The individual compositions all began with a circle, and they

Someone has said, “It takes a village to raise a child.” In regard to parenting, I’m not entirely sure that’s true. But the sentiment is deeply true when it comes to planting a church. In order for Epiphany to get started it is absolutely essential for many partners to take part in the work: There

I’ve been asked by a number of people, “How’s Lincoln going?” And that’s not an easy question to answer. We’ve had ups and we’ve had downs, we’ve had excitement and we’ve had disappointment. So how’s Lincoln going? I don’t know. I guess we’ll just have to do one of my least favorite things… wait. “So

A number of years ago, people at Bethel Church in Fergus Falls started to pray and dream about the role they could play in spreading the gospel to neighboring communities. Through the leadership of Bethel, and in partnership with North American Mission, the dream of planting a second campus is now a reality. In Matthew